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EP0328394A1
EP0328394A1 EP89301264A EP89301264A EP0328394A1 EP 0328394 A1 EP0328394 A1 EP 0328394A1 EP 89301264 A EP89301264 A EP 89301264A EP 89301264 A EP89301264 A EP 89301264A EP 0328394 A1 EP0328394 A1 EP 0328394A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D13/00—Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage ; Sky-lights
    • E04D13/04—Roof drainage; Drainage fittings in flat roofs, balconies or the like
    • E04D13/064—Gutters
    • E04D13/0641—Gutter ends
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D13/00—Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage ; Sky-lights
    • E04D13/04—Roof drainage; Drainage fittings in flat roofs, balconies or the like
    • E04D13/064—Gutters
    • E04D13/068—Means for fastening gutter parts together
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D13/00—Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage ; Sky-lights
    • E04D13/15—Trimming strips; Edge strips; Fascias; Expansion joints for roofs
    • E04D13/158—Trimming strips; Edge strips; Fascias; Expansion joints for roofs covering the overhang at the eave side, e.g. soffits, or the verge of saddle roofs
    • E04D13/1585—Trimming strips; Edge strips; Fascias; Expansion joints for roofs covering the overhang at the eave side, e.g. soffits, or the verge of saddle roofs covering the verge of saddle roofs

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  • This specification concerns a roof verge system.
  • a member for weathering, or capping, the edges of slates or the like at the verge of a roof In particular there is disclosed a member for weathering, or capping, the edges of slates or the like at the verge of a roof.
  • a member which viewed broadly from one aspect comprises a planar portion to extend down the verge of the roof so as to conceal the ecdges of the slates or the like, inwardly directed flanges along both edges of the planar portion, and a pair of water conducting members on the inner surface of the planar portion, each respectively facing one of the flanges, with the spacing between one flange and its associated facing water conducting member being greater than the spacing between the other flange and its associated facing water conducting member.
  • the member as a whole will generally be of regular cross section rather than tapering as in e.g. the system of WO 81/01583 referred to above.
  • the union In use, in joining the verge members, to give the desired effect in terms of function and appearance, the union should -apart from the portions discussed broadly above -preferably have portions which will overlie the two flanges and the planar portion of each verge member.
  • the two verge members as a whole will be fitted into the union, as well as the water conducting members being joined together in a watertight manner.
  • the two water conducting members are of course disposed asymmetrically between the flanges.
  • the union will have an asymmetric configuration.
  • this verge member comprises a planar portion to extend down the verge of the roof so as to conceal the edges of the slates or the like, inwardly directed flanges along both edges of the planar portion, and a pair of water conducting members on the inner surface of the planar portion, each respectively facing one of the flanges, the water conducting members being disposed symmetrically between the flanges but one of the flanges having a portion along its free edge which extends towards its associated water conducting member so as to reduce the size of the gap through which the edge of a slate or the like will pass in use.
  • different sized gaps are provided but in terms of the portions which cooperate with the union, the arrangement is symmetrical.
  • Such a verge member is considered inventive and protection is sought in broad terms for the member in its own right.
  • this will include a pair of oppositely facing, symmetrically disposed, arrangements, each having the said first, second and dam portions. These arrangements will generally be provided on the inner surface of a planar portion which will overlie the planar portions of the verge members being joined. Furthermore, there will generally be inwardly directed flanges on the planar portion, to overlie the flanges on the verge member.
  • the water conducting members of the verge members could be flat as in the system of e.g. WO 81/01583 discussed above. However, preferably they are in the form of channel members to provide more effective conduction of water. In such a case, the first and second portions of the union, which will respectively underlie and overlie the channel members being joined, should also underlie and overlie sides of the channel members.
  • each channel member has portions downwardly directed and upwardly directed with respect to the planar portion.
  • the union will have a corresponding configuration.
  • verge members and unions will be of a plastics material and formed by extrusion, injection moulding or the like. However, other materials and forming methods are possible.
  • a preferred arrangement involves the use of clips which have portions to be secured to roof battens or the like, and portions which restrain the verge member against lateral movement but permit sliding movement relative to the clip.
  • the clips may have portions which clip over the inner walls of the channel members.
  • the use of the second type of verge member, with the symmetrically disposed channel members enables a single type of clip to be used in the same way on both sides of the roof.
  • One or more suitable clips, such as the topmost clip along the verge may be secured by a screw or the like to the verge member to prevent sliding movement so that it serves as an anchor clip.
  • the clip can also be used to block off the ends of the verge members, at the bottom of the roof.
  • the preferred system has a number of advantages, including the need for three components only (the verge member, union and clip), the ability to cope with slates of different thicknesses, a neat external appearance, and effete channeling of water down the roof in a concealed manner.
  • Individually all of the components may have uses in other contexts and the system as a whole may be used not only with slates and imitation slates, but with plain tiles, interlocking tiles, profiled tiles with suitably flat edge regions (provided e.g. by an interlocking region) wood shingles and so forth.
  • the verge member comprises a vertically extending planar portion 4 having at its upper edge an inwardly perpendicularly directed flange 5 terminating at its free edge in a downwardly perpendicularly directed portion 6.
  • the planar portion 4 has an inwardly perpendicularly directed flange 7 terminating in a free edge 8.
  • the channels 9 and 10 Disposed centrally of the planar portion 4, and arranged symetrically, are two inwardly directed channels 9 and 10 which run parallel to the flanges 5 and 7.
  • the channels 9 and 10 are of identical cross section, having inwardly directed inclined portions 11 and 12 respectively, flat portions 13 and 14 respectively, and vertically directed portions 15 and 16 respectively.
  • the symmetry is such that the space between the free edge of portion 15 and the main part of flange 5 is equal to the space between the free edge of portion 16 and the flange 7.
  • a space 17 to receive the edge of a slate of a particular thickness, which will be shielded by the verge member 1.
  • This space 17 is of reduced size in view of the additional, downwardly directed portion 6.
  • the channel 9 will carry away any water which gets beneath the slate.
  • the verge member 1 is elongate and will receive a number of slates. Slight resilience in the material of the verge member 1 will allow for the slate thickness to vary somewhat it being preferable that the free edges of portions 15 and 16 engage the surfaces of the slates.
  • the single verge member 1 can be used for widely varying slate thickneses simply by being turned upside down.
  • the union 3 is designed to join together the verge members 1 and 2 and to ensure that there is a watertight join between the operative channels, i.e. channels 9 or 10, regardless of which way up the verge members are used.
  • the union 3 has a vertically extending planar portion 19 having perpendicularly inwardly directed flanges 20 and 21 along its edges.
  • the union can overlie portion 4 and flanges 5 and 7 of the verge members 1 and 2 so as to weather the joint between the members.
  • a rib 22 extends around the inside of the union, on flange 20, portion 19 and flange 21, to serve as a locating stop when the verge members and union are being joined together.
  • the width of the union either side of rib 22 is sufficient to ensure that the joint remains adequately weathered even if the verge members 1 and 2 move apart longitudinally as a result of thermal expansion.
  • locating flanges 23,24,25 and 26 which overlie the inner wall of the vertical portion 4 of the verge member 1 and 2 to assist in location. These may be omitted and in cases where extreme temperature conditions are encountered it may be better to omit them. If excessive thermal expansion occurs, the locating flanges might in some circumstances hinder proper retraction of the verge members fully into the union once cooling takes place.
  • a junction indicated generally at 27 Disposed centrally of portion 19 of the union is a junction indicated generally at 27 to join together the channels 9 and 10 of the respective verge members 1 and 2.
  • the union can be used either way up but will only work in one particular direction of water flow along the channels. With the system described this presents no problems since although there is asymmetry of the verge members in terms of the slate receiving spaces 17 and 18, the channels 9 and 10 are disposed symetrically. As a result, the union is used one way up for flow in one direction and the other way up for flow in the other direction, but in either configuration can cope with the verge members being either way up. Whether channels 9 or channels 10 of the verge members 1 and 2 are being joined, the union can be fitted correctly to provide a watertight joint.
  • the junction 27 consists of two mirror image portions 28 and 29. In view of the symmetry, only portion 28 will be described in detail.
  • This portion consists of an upstream part 30 configured to receive a channel (channel 9 in the configuration shown in Figure 1).
  • Part 30 has a cross section matching that of the channel and is adapted to extend around the outside of the channel wall portions (11,13 and 15 for channel 9).
  • Portion 28 has also a downstream part 31 configured to fit inside the channel, having a cross section matching that of the channel and being adapted to extend around the inside of the channel wall portions (11,13 and 15 for channel 9).
  • the upstream part 30 and downstream part 31 are joined by a wall 32 which extends completely around the periphery of parts 30 and 31.
  • junction portion 28 and its mirror image junction portion 29 are spaced apart at 33.
  • the space 33 will receive the bottom wall portions 13 and 14 of the channels 9 and 10, and of course channel 10 of member 1 will be received in the junction portion 29.
  • the channels 9 and 10 are themselves spaced apart at 34 so as to receive the common wall of part 30 of the junction and its mirror image 35, with channel 10 of member 2 being received in this part 35.
  • Figure 2 shows the verge members 1 and 2 and the union 3 joined together.
  • the members 1 and 2 extend down the side of a roof, with the top, i.e. ridge, of the roof being to the right of the figure as shown.
  • the operative channel is 9 and any water seeping below slates (not shown) will flow down this channel from the right of the figure to the left.
  • any water flowing down channel 9 of verge member 2 towards the union 3 encounters the wall 32 between parts 30 and 31. At a certain flow, the water will pass over the wall and onto part 31, from where it will flow down onto channel 9 of verge member 1. Because the arrangement is inclined, and the extent of part 30 is sufficient, the water will always flow over to part 31 before it can seep back up underneath channel 9 of verge member 2, betwen it and part 30, far enough to reach the end of part 30 and escape from the joint. The inclination, and extent of part 31 also tends to reduce any tendency for water to seep back up under part 31 far enough to escape from the joint. It may be desirable to arrange tolerances between the channels 9 and respective parts 30 and 31 so as to reduce a tendency for capillary action which could draw water up the gaps between the components.
  • the union 3 is designed for use without any extra seals or the use of e.g. solvent welding, it would be possible to use such features to seal the channels to the parts 30 and 31. In that case, some advantages of the union would be its general structural stability and its capability of dealing with any sealing failures with the seals solvent welding or the like. Furthermore if there are level, or shallowly inclined, roof portions such sealing means may be necessary if the same unions are to be used.
  • Figure 3 shows the appearance of two verge members 1 and 2 joined by the union 3, extending down the roof on the other side of the roof ridge, i.e. with the top of the roof to the left in the figure as drawn.
  • the union 3 has been turned upside down as compared to Figures 1 and 2. Because of the features of symmetry referred to earlier, this is possible whilst ensuring a correct fit.
  • the verge member 1 is attached to a wooden roof batten 36 by means of a moulded plastics clip 37.
  • the clip is nailed to the baten 37 at 38 but is clipped over wall portions 15 and 16 of channels 9 and 10 in such a way as to permit movement of the verge member relative to the clip to allow for thermal expansion.
  • the clip has an upper part 39 and a perpendicularly disposed part 40 formed with two recesses 41 and 42 which respectively receive the wall portions 15 and 16.
  • the free end of upper part 39 of the clip 37 is formed with two lateral projections 43.
  • the purpose of these is to allow the clip 37 to perform another function at the bottom of the roof, where the verge arangement is terminated.
  • FIG 5 therefore, there is shown the arrangement of e.g. Figure 2 at the bottom of the roof.
  • the verge member 1 with channel 9 projects over a gutter 44 so that any water running down the channel 9 will flow into the gutter.
  • a clip 37 is provided in the normal way and will be nailed to the lowermost roof batten (not shown).
  • the channel 10 is cut away (e.g. using a hacksaw to modify the standard verge member 1) up to the level of clip 37.
  • a standard clip 37′ is then pushed up the lower part of the verge member 1, with its upper part 39′ passing up the space 45 between channels 9 and 10.
  • the projection 43′ on this clip then snaps behind the part 40 of clip 37.
  • clip 37′ is firmly held in place and in this position blocks the space 46 below the channels 9 and 10 so as to prevent the ingress of birds, vermin etc. into the roof below the slates.
  • the part 40 of clip 37 is also provided with an aperture 47.
  • the purpose of this is to permit the clip 37 to be securely fastened to verge member 1 by means of a fastener such as a self tapping screw which will pass through the aperture and into the space 45 between channels 9 and 10. This may be desirable at certain points, such as at the top of the roof, to fix the system securely to the roof. At other points, of course, movement is permitted to alow for thermal expansion.
  • apertures 48 in the top part of clip 37 through which pass the nails for securing the clip to a roof batten.

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